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| Soldier who vanished in Vietnam still alive? Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 12:48 PM PDT "Unclaimed," a new documentary premiering at Toronto's Hot Docs film festival on Tuesday night, tells the story of Special Forces Green Beret Master Sgt. John Hartley Robertson, who was shot down over Laos in 1968 and long presumed dead. The documentary actually follows fellow Vietnam vet Tom Faunce, who heard about Robertson's whereabouts while on [...] Full Story | Top |
| Boston marathon bombing survivor: Tom Brady’s got nothing on these ER doctors Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 12:43 PM PDT Fifteen days ago, Jarrod Clowery was standing with three friends on Boylston Street in front of the Forum Bar watching the Boston Marathon. Today, Clowery, a 35-year-old carpenter from nearby Stoneham, is in Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital, recovering from shrapnel wounds and thermal injuries suffered near the second explosion. He's had multiple surgeries to [...] Full Story | Top |
| Zimmerman says no to ‘stand your ground’; case goes straight to trial Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 12:20 PM PDT George Zimmerman has waived his right to a pre-trial hearing over whether he should be acquitted of murder charges under Florida's "stand your ground" law. Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer who's charged with second-degree murder in the killing of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, said Tuesday in court that he did not want the preliminary hearing, the [...] Full Story | Top |
| Friendfluence: How Our Friends Shape Us Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 10:45 AM PDT Katie's Take The importance of friendship has long been linked to our very survival. These days while we still cherish friends, we tend to undervalue their role in our lives. With the declining size of families and the tendency for adult children to move further away from home, we are increasingly dependent on our friends [...] Full Story | Top |
| Peeping Toms fall through ceiling of women’s bathroom Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 09:36 AM PDT Two men fell through a woman's restroom ceiling while attempting to spy on them, police said. According to a story in the Atlanta Journal Constitution, the incident occurred at an Atlanta-area movie complex, the Venture Value Cinema in Duluth, Ga. The suspects, 26-year-old Eduard Petrovich Kovynev and 27-year-old Eduard Alexander Kovynev, who apparently were more [...] Full Story | Top |
| Obama defends handling of Syria and Boston bombing, vows to close Gitmo Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 08:51 AM PDT President Barack Obama on Tuesday forcefully defended his policy toward Syria, his handling of the Boston Marathon bombing, the future of Obamacare and even his political relevance in a wide-ranging press conference 100 days into his second term. Obama also made a passionate promise to try again to close the notorious Guantanamo Bay prison. The [...] Full Story | Top |
| Rand Paul endorses Mark Sanford in a statement Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 07:46 AM PDT Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul formally endorsed South Carolina Republican House candidate Mark Sanford Tuesday. Sanford is running against Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch to represent the state's first congressional district. "More than anything, Washington needs strong and consistent voices for fiscal responsibility and liberty," Paul said in a statement released to reporters by the Sanford [...] Full Story | Top |
| Man turns tables on shotgun-wielding attacker Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 07:18 AM PDT A man being robbed at gunpoint at 5 a.m. Saturday morning in New Orleans turned the tables on his attacker when he managed to grab the shotgun, causing the attacker to flee. The confrontation was captured by surveillance footage from a nearby security camera. According to WWL.com, the victim-turned-vigilante wasn't done yet. Via WWL: According [...] Full Story | Top |
| Man loses life savings on carnival game Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 06:54 AM PDT A New Hampshire man who thought he had a decent ball toss says he lost his life savings—or about $2,600—playing a carnival game he claims was rigged. Henry Gribbohm told WBZ-TV that he was attempting to win an Xbox Kinect at the Manchester carnival when things went awry. The 30-year-old from Epsom, N.H., was playing [...] Full Story | Top |
| Invasive predator fish that can live outside water hunted in Central Park Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 05:59 AM PDT Environmental officials are set to conduct a survey of a Central Park lake for the northern snakehead, an invasive predator fish that can live out of water for days. According to NBCNewYork.com, New York's Dept. of Environmental Conservation is asking that anglers fishing the man-made Harlem Meer secure the razor-toothed fish in a container and [...] Full Story | Top |
| A trippy idea or fiscal genius? Two pols idea to smoke away the deficit Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 04:08 AM PDT Top Line What if the United States could shrink the federal deficit and get high at the same time? Two congressmen calling for the legalization of recreational marijuana say it's not such a trippy idea. Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) and Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) say marijuana legalization is a common sense fiscal policy that could [...] Full Story | Top |
| Weather Channel interns batten down the hatches for tornado week Monday, Apr 29, 2013 04:04 PM PDT The Weather Channel (TWC) is showing its sense of humor. In honor of Tornado Week, the 24/7 weather service has launched a tweet-powered tornado inside its office. Via weather.com: Our Weather Channel interns got so excited about Tornado Week they wanted to recreate a Twitter powered Tornado in our office - so we did, and [...] Full Story | Top |
| Rand Paul to endorse Mark Sanford Monday, Apr 29, 2013 03:11 PM PDT Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul plans to endorse Republican nominee Mark Sanford ahead of a special election to fill the first district House seat in South Carolina, Yahoo News has confirmed. Paul's decision to endorse Sanford comes after national Republicans all but abandoned the former South Carolina governor after his ex-wife accused him of trespassing [...] Full Story | Top |
| Inmates posting reviews of prisons on Yelp Monday, Apr 29, 2013 02:29 PM PDT "Not recommended." When it comes to a firsthand prison review, do you really need to know anything other than that? Believe it or not, that was the actual review from a Yelp user named "Ticha B.," who reviewed California's San Quentin State Prison. And for the record, she gave it only one star. And as [...] Full Story | Top |
| World leaders love Twitter Monday, Apr 29, 2013 02:18 PM PDT It's not just celebrities who love Twitter: South American leaders, it turns out, heart to tweet. Some may even have gone overboard and may have over shared. A Reuters story reports that when some 1 million protesters hit the streets to criticize the government of Argentina President Cristina Fernandez, she responded by posting 61 tweets [...] Full Story | Top |
| Obama phones Jason Collins to express support Monday, Apr 29, 2013 02:15 PM PDT President Barack Obama telephoned NBA veteran Jason Collins on Monday, hours after the journeyman center became the first openly gay male athlete playing in a major professional team sport. "The president called Jason Collins to express his support and said he was impressed by his courage," a White House official said. First lady Michelle Obama [...] Full Story | Top |
| Man ordered to install septic system, insists his outhouse is just fine Monday, Apr 29, 2013 01:51 PM PDT A Pennsylvania man, who says his outhouse works just fine, is being ordered to install a septic system. The man told Lancaster Online that the septic system could cost him thousands. The man, 77-year-old Wilson Huyett, told the website that Salisbury Township told him he has to replace the outhouse with a septic system that [...] Full Story | Top |
| McConnell pulls an ‘Eastwood’ at a Kentucky bar Monday, Apr 29, 2013 01:29 PM PDT Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is ready to take President Barack Obama up on that drink. Unfortunately, he's nowhere near the president. The Kentucky Republican posted a picture of himself Monday at a Kentucky bar, nestling a glass of beer next to an empty chair and a glass of wine, both presumably meant for Obama. [...] Full Story | Top |
| Obama meets 7-year-old cancer patient, YouTube star Jack Hoffman Monday, Apr 29, 2013 01:11 PM PDT Jack Hoffman, a 7-year-old whose 69-yard touchdown at a University of Nebraska-Lincoln football game exploded on the Internet, found himself in the Oval Office Monday. The Atkinson, Neb., star, who is battling brain cancer, met President Barack Obama and received a signed football from the president, according to the caption on a photo of their [...] Full Story | Top |
| Anti-abortion movement seeks new laws with Gosnell trial Monday, Apr 29, 2013 01:10 PM PDT Anti-abortion activists are harnessing the outrage generated over the trial of a Philadelphia abortion doctor to pressure lawmakers to pass more restrictive abortion laws. The activists say the trial of 72-year-old Kermit Gosnell, which concludes Monday as attorneys on both sides make their closing arguments, shows that late-term abortions are inhumane and unsafe and should [...] Full Story | Top |
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